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Personnel from the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) stand by to receive supplies on 27 March 2003 from the guided missile destroyer Donald Cook (DDG-75). The submarine was among the first boats to launch Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAM) in the liberation of Iraq.

Crew members assigned to the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) stand watch looking for contacts after leaving port in the Kingdom of Bahrain on 31 August 2004. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep. Toledo is part of John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and is on a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

A Bahraini harbor pilot is escorted onto his boat after assisting the crew of the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) through the shallow waters of Mina Sulman port after a 10-day port visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. Harbor pilots are used by U.S. Naval vessels to aid in navigating in and out of unfamiliar bodies of water. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep.

Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Seth Buehnerkemper stands watch looking for contacts from the bridge of the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) as the Officer of the Deck (OOD), Lt.j.g. Daniel Cavanagh, uses a handheld global positioning system (GPS) in addition to the submarine's portable commercial radar display, shortly after getting underway from a 10-day port visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain on 31 August 2004.

Officer of the Deck (OOD), Lt.j.g. Daniel Cavanagh and Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Seth Buehnerkemper stand watch looking for contacts from the bridge of the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769), as Electronics' Technician 3rd Class Alejandro Ramos removes a portable commercial radar display in preparation for a dive after getting underway from the Kingdom of Bahrain. The crew used the port visit as a working port to perform a mid-deployment upkeep.

Sonar Technicians aboard the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) monitor the acoustic rapid cots insertion (ARCI) screens during an underway watch in the Arabian Gulf, 1 September 2004. Underway sonar is the "eyes and ears" of the submarine and is responsible for tracking all surface ships and submarines, developing ranges and building contact solutions. Sonar also continuously monitors and tracks changes in the ocean's environment such as biologic activity, ambient noise levels and shipping levels.

Machinist's Mate Fireman Ricky Andes sits the helm station as he steers the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) through the shallow waters of the Arabian Gulf, as the Diving Officer of the Watch, Senior Chief Torpedoman Eric Mathley and the planesman, Electronics' Technician 3rd Class Michael Wheeler look on. The helmsman controls the bow planes and rudder and the planesman controls the submarine's angle.

Phoenix International personnel getting ready to inspect the underside of the Toledo (SSN-769) while the boat was anchored recently in Norfolk, VA.

Courtesy of phnx-international.com, submitted by Bill Gonyo.

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A SEAL delivery vehicle team (SDV) performs a fast-roping exercise from a MH-60S Seahawk helicopter to the topside ofattack submarine Toledo (SSN-769), 17 January 2005. SDV teams use "wet" submersible vehicles to conduct 100 percent long-range submerged missions, or to secretly deliver SEALs and other agents onto enemy territory from a submarine or other vessel at sea.

Cmdr. Howard Goldman salutes the national ensign as he departs the attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) following a change of command ceremony 5 March 2008 at Norfolk. Cmdr. Douglas Reckamp relieved Goldman as commanding officer of Toledo.

The attack submarine Toledo (SSN-769) prepares to get underway from the Magnetic Silencing Facility after completing a four-day electromagnetic trial period at the Trident Refit Facility at Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. on 5 February 2010.